Tye hits it rich on day two of IPL auction

Big money was handed out on day one and plenty more Aussies are up for auction on day two

Cricket Network
28 January 2018

Andrew Tye has had a day to remember after he claimed his maiden one-day international five-wicket haul in Perth before he was bought by Kings XI Punjab for AUD1.4 million in the Indian Premier League Auction.

Tye was snapped up by Kings XI and will join Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis at the club.

Terrific Tye's high five has Aussies smiling

DAY TWO: AS IT HAPPENED

It was a rough start for Magellan Ashes rivals Australia and England with two players from each nation failing to attract a bid early on day two.

Australia left-handers Shaun Marsh and Travis Head went unsold, as did England pair Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan.

But there was better news for Hobart Hurricanes allrounder Dan Christian, who was sold to Ricky Ponting's Delhi Daredevils for $291k.

Sydney Sixers allrounder Moises Henriques went unsold, while the hard-hitting Ben Cutting was bought by Mumbai for $426k, the same price Royal Challengers Bangalore paid for speedster Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Rajasthan Royals emptied their pockets for fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat, who was purchased for $2.2 million having taken 24 wickets for last season's runners-up Rising Pune Supergiant.

Australia Test spinner Nathan Lyon, who is yet to play in the IPL, went unsold, as did Sydney Thunder leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed.

Perth Scorchers allrounders Ashton Agar and Hilton Cartwright and Melbourne Stars captain John Hastings failed to earn a bid as the auction accelerated in the afternoon.

Jason Behrendorff became the fourth Australian to be bought when Mumbai paid $291k for the left-armer, while Ben Laughlin went unsold.

More fast bowlers were brought up, with towering quick Billy Stanlake bought by Hyderabad for $97k before Tye landed his monster deal with Kings XI.

Chris Lynn's batting fireworks have earned him a whopping AUD1.86 million after he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in Saturday's Indian Premier League auction.

Lynn was the highest-paid Australian on day one of the player auction, ahead of Mitchell Starc ($1.8 million to KKR), and Glenn Maxwell, who was bought by Ricky Ponting's Delhi Daredevils for $1.75 million.

Hurricanes star D'Arcy Short's Saturday night ended ended on a high note; less than 30 minutes after Hobart advanced to the KFC Big Bash League finals, he went under the hammer and was snapped up by Rajasthan Royals for $775,000. He was soon joined by Hurricanes quick Jofra Archer, bought by the Royals for $1.4m.

Aaron Finch was sold to Kings XI Punjab for $1.2 million, Marcus Stoinis was retained by Kings XI for $1.2 million, Pat Cummins went to Mumbai Indians for $1.05 million, while Shane Watson was bought by Chennai Super Kings for $775,000.

A total of 18 players were retained by their franchises before the auction, including superstar Aussie duo Steve Smith and David Warner, who were each bought for A$2.3m by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan respectively.

England's Ben Stokes was the big winner of the day after he went for $2.4 million to the Royals.

Five Australians went unsold on day one but they could be snapped up when the auction resumes on Sunday.

India opener Shikhar Dhawan was the first player sold at the auction, bought by Kings XI for $1 million, but Sunrisers Hyderabad - as Dhawan's former team - had the right to match Punjab's offer and did so to secure the left-hander.

Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was sold for $1.48 million to Kings XI, the franchise that went after West Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard before dropping out and the Delhi Daredevils offered $1.05 million. But like Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians used their Right To Match card and snapped up Pollard.

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The first surprise of the night belonged to master blaster Chris Gayle, who went unsold. He can be bought later on in the auction.

England allrounder and 2017 IPL Most Valuable Player Stokes attracted the most attention and was sold to Rajasthan Royals for $2.4 million and will play under skipper Steve Smith.

South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis returned to Chennai Super Kings for $310k while Ajinkya Rahane was snapped up by Rajasthan for $775k.

The last marquee player sold in the first round of bidding was Starc, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for $1.8 million.

"Very happy," said KKR assistant coach Simon Katich about securing Starc's services. "He’s one of the premier white-ball bowlers in the world. Left-arm, as well. Obviously, someone who bowls well with the new ball and at the end. Fantastic to get him on board."

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Harbhajan Singh went to CSK for $388k, the same price Sunrisers paid for Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan.

Maxwell was in a tug of war between Delhi and Hyderabad before the Sunrisers dropped out of the bidding. Punjab had the right to match Delhi's bid but declined.

Delhi then purchased two-time IPL winner Gautam Gambhir for $543k before CSK used their Right To Match card to retain allrounder Dwayne Bravo for $1.2 million.

Rounding out the final marquee players, Kane Williamson went to Hyderabad for $581k, Joe Root went unsold, and Yuvraj Singh was bought for his base price of $388k by Kings XI.

After a short break, the auction moved into specialist categories, starting with batsmen.

Karun Nair went to Kings XI for $1.09 million, as did KL Rahul, who was bought for a whopping $2.1 million. Murali Vijay went unsold. South African David Miller looked like going unsold before he was picked up by Mumbai Indians for $581k. However, Punjab played a Right To Match card and retained Miller.

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Finch had interest from Delhi and Rajasthan but Kings XI were determined to get their man and did so for $1.2 million as their spending spree continued.

Brisbane Heat captain Brendon McCullum was bought by his BBL coach and Bangalore mentor Daniel Vettori for $698k. England's Jason Roy was sold for $291k to Delhi.

The bidding war for Lynn was between Delhi, Rajasthan and Kolkata but the Knight Riders held out to get the swashbuckling right-hander.

Hashim Amla and Martin Guptill went unsold, while Manish Pandey was bought for a staggering $2.1 million by Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The next set of players to go under the hammer were the allrounders, starting with England's Chris Woakes, who fetched $1.4 million from Bangalore.

Carlos Brathwaite was sold to Hyderabad for $388k while his former Sydney Thunder teammate Watson was picked up by CSK for $775k.

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India's Kedar Jadhav joined Watson at CSK for $1.5 million, Black Caps allrounder Colin de Grandhomme went to RCB and Yusuf Pathan to the Sunrisers for $368k, the same price his countryman Colin Munro earned from Delhi.

Stuart Binny was picked up for $96k by Rajasthan, Stoinis then became the fifth Australian to pocket more than a million dollars when he was retained by Punjab, as Moeen Ali went to Bangalore for $329k on the stroke of lunch.

After the break, the wicketkeepers set was up, with Parthiv Patel unsold to start the afternoon. Proteas wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock was sold to RCB for what could be a steal at $542k, while Wriddhiman Saha was taken by Sunrisers for $969k.

England's Jonny Bairstow and India's Naman Ojha both went unsold, but Dinesh Karthik was picked up for $1.4 million by KKR, the same club who purchased Robin Uthappa for $1.2 million.

The mega pay days continued when Sanju Samson went to Rajasthan for $1.55 milllion, while CSK paid $426k for Ambati Ryudu.